Where does “malabar” come from?
malabar (Catalan) comes from Arabic مَلَبَار, from Malayalam മല, from Sanskrit मूल — root; radish; base, foundation.
Ancestry of “malabar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَلَبَار | — |
| 2 | Malayalam | മല | hill; mountain |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मूल | root; radish; base, foundation |
Words derived from “malabar”